How good a picture should i get with an LCD HD tv connected to a DVD recorder with HDMI?

steve c asked:

I’m using a HDMI cable that cost £14.99. I’ve seen that there are some around £50-£60 but I was concerned that paying that much wasn’t going to make any difference. I’m getting a good picture but It seems a bit blocky when you get near it. Is that something that all 32” LCD tv’s suffer from? I just thought I should at least get something close to HD quality or am I being picky ?

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4 Responses to 'How good a picture should i get with an LCD HD tv connected to a DVD recorder with HDMI?'

Dan - January 24th, 2009 at 9:37 am
HDMI is one of the best cables out now. If the source of your picture is in HD then your tv will display it through your HDMI cable. Check your source DVD and see if its even recorded in HD.
Shawon - January 24th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
The HDMI cable you have is fine, 99.9% of the time the cheaper cables don’t really have much of a difference then those expensive ones. And with the HDMI cable and an HDTV that’s prob the best quality you can get right now.

It just depends on your DVD player. Newer DVD players have an upscaler, which upscales the DVD to HD quality, doesn’t necessarily make it HD quality, but makes it better than the regular DVD quality. But it might be sorta blocky I dunno, if you want real HD then you should get Blu-Ray.
wondergeezer - January 27th, 2009 at 9:22 am
it should be a great picture, but just a thought is it fast moving things that seem blocky? ( as this is a common thing with lcd’s, called lagging ).

wg
Jericho - January 29th, 2009 at 1:29 am
The HDMI cable shouldn’t really make a difference. You can get the same video from component cables. You’re really limited in this case with by the source (DVD Recorder). Even with HDMI and an HDTV, a subpar video source will still look subpar. You’re not going to get High Def picture unless you have a High Def source.

I’m unclear as to what you are recording on your DVD recorder. But most DVDs have only 480 lines of resolution. High def is usually 1080 lines. You can never turn a DVD into High Def. Basically, you best bet is to get an upscaling player, which will improve the picture, but not to high def standards. Upscaling DOES require the HDMI cable.

If you’re recording TV feeds, then the feeds are only as good as initally aired. Many pictures with lower resolution get blocky, much like a jpeg on a computer. It sounds more like the quality of the source material.